Labour party announce they want everyone in the UK to own an owl

OWL RIGHT: Labour tweeted we should all have a feathered friend [Getty]

It’s a strange way of getting your vote, but Labour apparently think we should all own an owl.

But don’t panic, the party aren’t about to give everyone in the UK one.

It appears the political parties twitter account was hacked.

At 1.52pm the Labour press team tweeted “Everyone should own his own owl.”

But an insider soon confirmed that the tweet had come from a “bot” and it had now been deleted.

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Sadly, for Labour it didn’t take long for people to mock the tweet.

One twitter user said "For more information about the Labour owl policy, contact their press office on 28 28 20,"

Even Labour ex deputy John Prescott joined in the fun, simply saying “I’ve always been Owl Labour”

But the party have taken it all in good spirits with thier latest tweet saying "We had hoped our compulsory owl guarantee would be a head turning policy, but sadly it's no longer going to take flight. #tweettwoo